Recently called “the best live band on the scene” by Cerys Matthews, CC Smugglers have in a short space of time gone from ‘guerrilla buskers’ to festival show-stoppers, sharing bills with Bruce Springsteen and Old Crow Medicine Show and winning friends everywhere with their swing/folk/jazz hybrid and high energy street honed stagecraft. Guaranteed to bring Words & Music 2018 to[Read More…]

WORDS AND MUSIC FESTIVAL ON THE SQUARE TOWN SQUARE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13TH FROM 11:00 AM THE AVIATORS The Aviators are a newly formed four-piece band under the leadership of Eddie Ogle on lead guitar, Charlie Morris on drums, Alex Fairhurst on bass and Amber O’Brien on vocals. THE THROES The Throes are an indie rock band from Crewe. With sounds[Read More…]

ENZO ACOUSTIC ZONE WORDS AND MUSIC FESTIVAL @ ENZO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14TH FROM 2:00 PM GRACE SAVAGE Four times UK beat box champion Grace Savage will perform live at Enzo after the workshop she is hosting at The Players Theatre. (Please see http://wordsandmusicfestival.com/acts/grace-savage/ to learn more about Grace and the workshop). OLIVER LOMAX Brilliant Manchester poet Oliver Lomax returns to[Read More…]

Arriving on the scene in 1979 and flying in the face of every late 70s trend by simply producing beautiful, timeless writerly music, Judie Tzuke has long been assured a place in the roll call of classic English songwriters. Her smash hit “Stay With Me Til Dawn” and album “Welcome To The Cruise” set the tone and her output and[Read More…]

***LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE *** British Sea Power hit the Top 20 in 2017 with their sixth album “Let The Dancers Inherit The Party”, adding pop immediacy to their modernist indie rock styling. Long time favourites of BBC6 Music and BBC Radio 1, their eclectic, quirky live shows are legendary – they have played atop the Great Wall of China, beside[Read More…]

Poet, humorist, and true great English eccentric, Les Barker, has graced UK and global stages for over 45 years. Initially appearing live, mainly with his dog Mrs Ackroyd, he has gone on to collaborate with musicians including June Tabor and Maartin Alcock. His solo albums include “The War On Terrier” and “Dark Side Of The Mongrel” and his songs have[Read More…]

Matt Owens was a co-founder and ever present member of Indie-folk icons Noah And The Whale who sold over one million records in the UK alone. Matt has fronted his own band, Little Mammoths, since 2016 and is now recording his first solo album. A superb vocalist and songwriter with influences including Ryan Adams and Tom Waits, Matt will open[Read More…]

Currently recording the follow-up to her 2017 Top 40 album “The Counterweight”, Nantwich resident and festival co-founder, Thea Gilmore, brings her honeyed tones and acerbic lyrical genius to the Civic Hall. A special one off show is planned, with Thea picking the set list from songs nominated by her fans on Facebook and Twitter. Her ‘homecoming’ gigs are always special.[Read More…]

Although Cara Dillon has won every BBC Radio 2 folk award going, this extraordinary Irish singer makes music that transcends genres and crosses barriers. Formerly with the supergroup, Equation, Cara is perhaps best known for her album “Hill of Thieves”, which was top ten in the UK indie charts and number one on iTunes Folk and Amazon World & Folk[Read More…]

Though known widely since 1989 as lead singer for Marillion, Steve Hogarth has always enjoyed a diverse, eclectic career with collaborators ranging from Julian Cope to John Otway. Steve’s solo shows are a chance to experience that voice and those songs up close and exposed, and they often include spontaneous cover versions and readings from his two volumes of published[Read More…]

Horse McDonald was described by Q as “Scottish and brilliant” and credited as owning “one of the finest voices of modern times, soul and intelligence combined”. Her signature song, ‘Careful’, was covered by Will Young, and Horse has toured the UK, Europe, USA and Australia, and opened for legends including Tina Turner, Burt Bacharach, Bryan Ferry and BB King. Nine[Read More…]

A special solo acoustic show from Billy Bibby, former lead guitarist of the Indie-Rock band Catfish And The Bottlemen. Billy Bibby is a singer/songwriter from Llandudno. He has just come off the back of a big UK Tour with his band The Wry Smiles. His Wry Smiles won’t be in tow for his gig here at Oddfellows but you can[Read More…]

We are the Nantwich and District Branch of The Royal British Legion and are holding a Concert “In the Footsteps of the Fallen” at 7.30 pm on Sunday 30th September in Nantwich Civic Hall. Featuring the Jedburgh (Scotland) Royal British Legion Pipes and Drums, The Cheshire Constabulary Band and Corps of Drums accompanied by International Mezzo Soprano Emma Brown.